Execution by firing squad was ruled constitutional by the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday, upholding a 2021 law that sought alternative methods of carrying out the death penalty.
Over the last decade, prison officials have struggled to obtain the necessary drugs to carry out lethal injections as many pharmaceutical companies have refused to sell their products to be used in such a manner out of fear of litigation or moral objection.
As a result, authorities have pressed for other ways of carrying out death sentences.
Read more at Newsmax© 2024 Newsmax. All rights reserved.